Topic: Black Lion Audio Sparrow Micro Series ADC

[headroom]

I just see this new gear...

http://www.blacklionaudio.com/micro_adc.html

Dynamic range, Converter: 120dB
Dynamic range, Analog: 33dB
SNR: -110dB
Slew rate, Analog: approx 6000v/us, depending upon input signal strength
Max analog input before digital clipping: +6dBu
Min analog input necessary for digital output: -20dBu
Inputs: Balanced, TRS
Outputs: SPDIF, AES-EBU
Sampling rates: 44.1kHz-192kHz
Bit rate: 24 bit

Price:  $650.00 plus shipping

[drewloo]

Does that say 24 VAC?  If so that's a deal-breaker for a lot of people I bet.

[headroom]

I read 24 Volt VDC very high....

[drewloo]

Pretty sure it's 24V AC, not 24V DC.

[headroom]

Desing of the letters are futuristic. Power for driving this unit not. You have a better eyesight than me.

[esteyes]

all the AC part means is that there is a rectifier already inside. no big deal to get past that, but one would need to know what the rails run at inside... it could be 24VAC so that the supply could be a small wallwart. you really need to see the supply they use or get the wattage required to run the unit to figure out more.

neil

[DSatz]

There's a definite oddness to those specs--the slew rate is astronomical while the dynamic range is like that of a pocket AM radio with a dying battery.

I suspect that an importer or marketer who doesn't know much about audio has simply taken some of the specifications for the converter chip and printed them as specifications for the device as a whole. That happens sometimes.

--best regards

[headroom]

It is shipping yet. But no chance for Tapers in the field with 24 AC Powersupply....